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Lesson 2.06 - The Catholics Respond

In this lesson, you will learn about the Catholic Counter reformation as the Catholics respond!

In the 1500s, members of religions orders defended the Church. The Roman Catholic Church had a long tradition of reform. In this time of crisis, it marshaled its forces and reasserted its authority wherever possible. The measures it took after the Reformation are usually known as the Counter Reformation (The term preferred by Catholics is the’ Catholic Reformation ‘)

The Counter Reformation was an effort on the part of the Catholic Church to do two things

First it tried to preserve, but with a new spirit, the basic beliefs and practices of Catholicism.

Second it attempted to stop or even turn back, the spread of Protestantism.

One measure taken by Pope Paul III was a council of Church leaders. This Council of Trent was called into session in 1545 and met off and on for eighteen years. It refused to accept any Protestant doctrines, instead reaffirming all Catholic dogma and rites, At the same time it did introduce reforms. It controlled the sale of indulgences, strengthened the internal structure of the Church, and improved the training of priests.

The Council of Trent also strengthened the Inquisition, the court set up in the thirteenth century to combat heresy. However, the Inquisition could function only where the Church was already powerful and had the support of the state. Thus it was used where it was least needed —where the Church was strongest

Another vital element of the Counter Reformation was a new religious order, the Jesuits. The order was founded in the 1530’s by St. Ignatmus of Loyola, a former soldier.

Jesuit missionaries traveled everywhere in Protestant areas they tried to win people back to the Catholic Church. In Catholic countries they were noted for the schools they established to teach the faith to young people. Jesuits also traveled overseas to Asia and to newly discovered America to make new converts to the faith. One reason that the dominant religion of Latin America today, Catholicism, is due to the work of the Jesuit missionaries.

The Counter Reformation gave new life to Catholicism and preserved the basic tenets of the faith. By 1600 most of northern Europe was Protestant, however within the Protestant movement various denominations begin to form.

Assignment 2.06 - The Catholics Respond

For this assignment you will build on the knowledge gained through viewing the Protestant Reformation video in Lesson 2.05. Copy and paste the response questions into your own Word document. Visit each site and respond to the questions that follow the link.

How did Luther answer the following questions: How is a person saved? Where does religious authority reside? What is the Church? What is the highest form of Christian life? What sacraments are validated by scripture?

What was the method employed by Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, to combat Protestantism?

What characteristics of the Jesuit Order were responsible for its success in the Catholic Counter-Reformation?

A 16th Century Dialogue17. Use your knowledge from the video and completion of the questions above to write a dialogue between a Protestant and Catholic during the 16th century. Identify your characters. They can be either important religious leaders (i.e. Luther, Loyola) or common church members. Their discussion should include accurate information about historical events as well as differing views on religion. A well-composed dialogue will be at least 15 lines in length.

Once you have completed the items above, save your Word document under the heading Assignment_2.06. Go to the Assignments area and submit your work.